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Volvo PHEV review, EV insurance cost, cable theft, Big Oil pushback: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

EVs still cost more to insure. Thieves are looking at fat charging cables as a fat paycheck (but they’re not). The oil industry is speaking up against EPA standards—and filing court cases. And we plug in Volvo’s plug-in hybrid sedan and see why it’s pointing to EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of.

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BMW cancels $2 billion battery cell order from Northvolt

Electrek

German automaker BMW said today that it has canceled a €2 billion ($2.15 billion) order for EV battery cells with Northvolt.

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Oil industry pushes back versus softened fleet mpg standards

Green Car Reports

The oil industry last week launched a legal challenge versus the U.S. EPA and its latest light- and medium-duty vehicle standards set for the 2027-2032 model years. The case was filed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which represents members ranging from valve makers to Shell and Exxon Mobil. Joining in are the National Corn Growers.

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U.S. EV Registrations Jumped In April 2024. But Tesla Is Sinking

InsideEVs

The non-Tesla all-electric car registrations were up 69% year-over-year—and were higher than Tesla's overall figures.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Report: Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thieves

Green Car Reports

Copper remains lucrative for thieves, enough that public EV charging cables are now a target, reports the Associated Press. Charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs. And charging-station operators are reporting increased instances of cut cables and thefts, according to the AP. Two years ago.

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Apple, Microsoft Shrink AI Models to Improve Them

Cars That Think

Tech companies have been caught up in a race to build the biggest large language models (LLMs). In April, for example, Meta announced the 400-billion-parameter Llama 3 , which contains twice the number of parameters—or variables that determine how the model responds to queries—than OpenAI’s original ChatGPT model from 2022. Although not confirmed, GPT-4 is estimated to have about 1.8 trillion parameters.

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NIO's New Battery Swap Station 4.0 Is Faster, Bigger And Automatic

InsideEVs

It can complete a swap in just over two minutes and will be compatible with multiple EV brands.

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Chinese Battery & Auto Giants Looking To Follow & Rival NIO In Battery Swapping

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla tried battery swapping a long time ago. Sort of. Maybe. In any case, it didn’t last long and there were only a couple of battery swap stations trialled. Better Place tried battery swapping for real in Israel, but then the company went bankrupt. NIO decided it would include battery. [continued] The post Chinese Battery & Auto Giants Looking To Follow & Rival NIO In Battery Swapping appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CEO says Ford is ‘getting close’ to Level 3 autonomous driving that enables ‘hands and eyes off’

Electrek

In a recent interview, Ford CEO Jim Farley discussed the American automaker’s progress in autonomous driving, stating that it has achieved Level 3, which allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road. However, it’ll still be a while before Ford customers get to test it out.

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Massive Expansion Of North American Battery Manufacturing Capacity Ahead

InsideEVs

It should be enough to build at least 12 million all-electric vehicles annually.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Elon Musk claims Tesla’s new AI supercluster will grow to over 500 MW, record AI chip

Electrek

Elon Musk claims Tesla’s new AI supercluster will grow to over 500 MW, making it one of, if not the biggest in the world. At the same time, the CEO claims Tesla is achieving some record-breaking performance with its next-en AI chip.

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Vodafone Launches Private 5G Tech to Compete With Wi-Fi

Cars That Think

As the world’s 5G rollout continues with its predictable fits and starts , one unlikely 5G competitor is now coming into view: Wi-Fi. Private 5G networks—in which a person or company sets up their own facility-wide cellular network—are today finding applications where Wi-Fi (the IEEE 802.11 wireless connectivity standard ) was once the only viable game in town.

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Arizona’s largest battery storage project clinches $513M in financing

Electrek

Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in financing for Arizona’s largest standalone battery storage project.

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Tesla bull makes bold claim about Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 4

Teslarati

Tesla bull Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley is making bold claims about CEO Elon Musk’s recently-announced Master Plan Part 4, stating this could be a narrative that completely revolutionizes the automaker as both a business and what its main focus could be. Last week , Musk announced he would be working on the fourth Master Plan, stating it would be “epic.” The Tesla Master Plan’s three previous editions have outlined how the automaker plans to operate its business.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Exiting Tesla exec suggests spending 1% of revenue on advertising

Electrek

Tesla’s former head of investor relations suggests that the automaker should 1% of its revenue on advertising to expand brand awareness.

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All Top EV Brands, Except Tesla, Noted Registration Growth In Q1 2024

InsideEVs

U.S. EV registrations accounted for 6.9% of the car market in Q1.

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BMW 1 series is going electric as an affordable EV for younger buyers

Electrek

BMW’s compact class is going electric. The BMW 1 Series will be transformed into an affordable electric car as the brand looks to attract younger buyers. BMW’s 1 Series and 2 Series will spawn i1 and i2 EV models.

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How Fisker Owners Are Banding Together To Keep Their Cars Running

InsideEVs

The new Fisker Owners Association aims to make sure that Ocean owners can keep their cars running even after Fisker's bankruptcy.

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Volkswagen ID.4 Is 3rd Most American Car In USA! Tesla Model Y Still #1!

CleanTechnica EVs

If a man on the street was asked to guess what the most American car in the country was, I imagine there’s a strong chance they’d guess a Ford, a Chevrolet, a Dodge, or an automobile from some other member of the Detroit “Big 3.” To be clear, what we’re. [continued] The post Volkswagen ID.4 Is 3rd Most American Car In USA!

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With Fisker Bankrupt, The 'Lucid Ocean' Might Become A Real EV

InsideEVs

Lucid applied for a “Lucid Ocean” trademark for use on an “electrically powered automobile.” What does it mean?

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Record-Breaking Energy News, World’s Biggest Electric Road Trip — CleanTechnica Roundup

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve got another daily roundup of solar energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle news to share. The cleantech stories just keep rolling in, as more cleantech records are broken and cleantech products make their way into more and more consumers’ hands. In the realm of electric cars, it appears like. [continued] The post Record-Breaking Energy News, World’s Biggest Electric Road Trip — CleanTechnica Roundup appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Sedan, SUV Or Coupe? Kia EV4 Caught In The Wild With Camouflage

InsideEVs

The EV4 is like a mix of sedan, fastback and crossover, and it has a very distinctive long-tail rear-end design with plenty of overhang.

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Steep discounts boost EV registrations in April as Toyota, Ford, Rivian lead growth

Electrek

Ford, Rivian , and Toyota led the growth in April as US EV registrations perked up. The growth comes after drastic price cuts and other incentives led to over $10,000 in savings on some models.

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Entry-Level Front-Wheel Drive BMW Neue Klasse EVs Coming In 2027

InsideEVs

The i3 was tall and slightly awkward-looking, but it was a global hit, and BMW is now looking to reenter the compact EV segment.

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Tesloid’s Model Y Camping Tent Gen 2 released – here are all the new features

Electrek

Drive a Tesla Model Y? Love the outdoors? Then you’re going to love Tesloid’s Model Y Camping Tent – Gen 2! Keep reading to learn more about all its terrific new features, plus get free expedited shipping US-wide!

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This Tesla Cybertruck Looks Like A Mirror On Wheels. It’s For Sale

InsideEVs

It turns out that polishing a stainless steel car makes it extremely shiny. The question is, isn’t it a traffic risk?

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Cheap new Hyundai, Tesla sales crater, Ford levels up, and China doesn’t like spies

Electrek

On this episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai continues to invest in new electric vehicles, this time teasing a $25,000 (ish) compact EV set to debut later this month, along with a new IONIQ model. On the domestic front, Tesla sales are cratering so hard that they’re making everyone else’s great numbers look bad, Ford is leveling up its self driving software, and China thinks the Europeans are spying on them.

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The Tesla Cybertruck Is Getting Big Charging Improvements ‘Soon’

InsideEVs

One of the gripes with the electric pickup is that it just doesn’t charge fast enough. An OTA update will fix that, according to Tesla.

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Interesting Insights From Uganda’s 2024/2025 National Budget

CleanTechnica EVs

Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, recently delivered the country’s 2024/2025 national budget. There were some very interesting insights in there that give us a good look into Uganda’s electricity generation landscape as well as the current state and plans to grow the electric mobility ecosystem. [continued] The post Interesting Insights From Uganda’s 2024/2025 National Budget appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Tesla Model X Is Almost A Decade Old. Its Quality Issues Still Aren’t Fixed

InsideEVs

As Tesla focuses on new models and pivots to AI and robotaxis, will the Model X continue to be the ignored middle child?

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Elon Musk reveals Tesla’s HW5 release date, and that it won’t be called HW5

Teslarati

Elon Musk revealed new details regarding Tesla’s next-generation self-driving computer, which many expected to be called Hardware 5 (HW5). However, Musk said it would not be called HW5; instead, it will be referred to as AI5. Musk also revealed that it will be available in vehicles in the second half of 2025. Coming off of the first fifteen-or-so months with HW4 , Tesla’s current self-driving computer, the automaker is looking to launch even more improvements into its efforts to solv

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BYD hits a major milestone as its Yuan brand crosses 1 million in sales

Electrek

China’s leading EV maker, BYD , just hit another major milestone. The BYD Yuan family surpassed 1 million in sales this week, becoming its latest brand to cross the threshold.

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The Actual Benefit of High Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars in Europe & USA

CleanTechnica EVs

There has been a vast amount of discussion on Chinese electric cars making their way to European and US markets, and the European Union and USA putting high tariffs on these electric cars based on the assumption that production of these electric cars is being unfairly subsidized, overproduced, and then. [continued] The post The Actual Benefit of High Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars in Europe & USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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NIO confident its affordable Firefly EVs will still be competitive despite EU tariffs

Electrek

With additional tariffs expected on imported Chinese EVs, NIO says its affordable Firefly brand will still be competitive in the EU. Although it may impact sales, CEO William Li is still confident in the EV maker’s expansion plans.